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"I, too, have watched generations of witches grow up, pass away, repeat, and even later, occasionally act as the guardian and raiser of the little witches, such as you, but I have never understood your witch family."

"Oh?" The red and white princess replied without being salty, her eyes wandering, and she didn't seem to want to talk about this topic.

"Yes, never understood." The figure of the noble lady in the darkness, but she was a self-caring and self-centered fellow, who ignored the red and white princess's repeated coughing gestures and continued.

"Why, you witch clan are willing to die?"

What do you mean by that? We are also alive and well, but we have never heard of the suicide of the witch of that generation, even if it is the witch raiser, he can't talk nonsense. The red and white princes were saying rhetorically, as if they wanted to stop the other party and stop the topic.

"I didn't say it was a suicide." The figure in the darkness let out a chuckle like a silver bell, and the red and white princess's face was in her eyes, for her who had lived for an unknown number of years, the experience of the girl in front of her was still too immature.

"The shrine maidens of the past generations are very strong, and if it is in Gensokyo, it should be one of the strongest, I am right."

"Well. If that's not the case, there's no way to stop those restless guys. The red and white princess touched the black hair that hung down her cheek, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.

"The shrine maiden clan has always had only one or two people, they do not have parents, but are condensed by the power and will of the entire Gensokyo, and they are the managers of this special world, even if it is not an exaggeration to describe it as [God]."

"It's just a god of a small world, it's not such a happy thing, and besides, there are many people here who ignore the majesty of God." The red and white princess sighed helplessly.

"Whenever this generation of shrine princesses. I know that my destiny has arrived. Gensokyo will begin to give birth to the next generation of shrine princesses, starting from infants, and when they are raised by this generation of shrine princesses, their lives will pass away. Then the next generation of shrine princesses will take over. Of course. There are a few exceptions, occasionally, before the next generation of shrine princesses grow up. The shrine princess of this generation will pass away for other reasons, and then I, the caregiver and guardian, will begin to fulfill my duties. ”

"Oh, don't you know very well? It's almost a jack of all trades in Gensokyo. Listening to the other party's details one by one, the red and white princesses clapped their little hands and applauded, and responded in an exaggerated tone.

"No, that's where I'm confused." The noble lady in the dark shook her head again and again, and a small fan was unfolded by her other small hand and gently covered her mouth.

"Why, you witch clan are willing to die?"

"Isn't that back to the beginning?"

"I wanted to ask this question from the beginning, as one of the strongest people in Gensokyo, as the gods of Gensokyo, as long as you think, the life span is even longer than ours, and it is not an exaggeration to say that you are immortal, but the witches of the past generations [insisted] that their life span is the same as that of mortals, birth, old age, sickness and death, raising offspring, as gods, why do you do such a superfluous thing."

"It's not too much!" Retorting with a hint of anger in her face, the red and white princess took a deep breath and calmed down.

"Oops, did I finally hit the heart? There seems to be a secret in this, which is really curious. The figure in the darkness chuckled.

"Maybe." The red and white princess twisted the hair in her hand around her fingertips and said.

"Maybe it's our witch clan, haunted by some terrible curse, and each generation can't live too long, it's really terrible, and it's a shame, but that's it." After speaking, the undisciplined princess wiped the corners of her eyes with fake sadness.

"Shouldn't it be a bit of a standard if it's a lie? I'm not blind, if you want to say that you are cursed, wouldn't that mean that the entire Gensokyo is cursed, how can we not notice this kind of thing. ”

"That'...... Ahem, that's right, it must be so, just because we are gods and are too powerful, so we are limited in lifespan. With a roll of her eyes, the red and white princess thought of another [reasonable] explanation.

"It's just that in my opinion, there are several generations of witches who have clearly ended their lives voluntarily, and it can be said that they take life and death very lightly...... It's not like, their every move is obviously so gentle, so precious life, they definitely can't pretend. ”

"Ahhh The red and white princess finally couldn't stand it anymore and danced and shouted.

"What a grumpy and stingy girl, I'm just an official resident here, and I want to know what Gensokyo wants to protect, and the meaning of its existence is just like wanting to know what is in my own home."

"If you put something too high and take it off without permission, you can hurt yourself."

"It's terrible, it's terrible, it turns out that there are such incredible things hidden in this small home."

"Uh-huh, it's good if you know, just withdraw your curiosity and be an honest monster." The red and white princess said angrily.

"Looks like you're not going to sue me anyway."

"The dull nerves of the vultures can detect this, which can be regarded as a great help."

"Okay then, I'll change the subject."

"Ha ......" The red and white princess lowered her head and shrugged her head helplessly.

"About you."

"Me? I'm not the contemporary manager of Gensokyo, the shrine maiden, and the Reimu princess, who is known as the most beautiful and wise. ”

"You, and the shrine maidens of the past, give me a different feeling." The noble lady in the darkness ignored the arrogant declaration of the red and white princess and said with an arrow through her heart.

"Woo~~~ Yes...... What's the difference? Probably because of my caregiver. So it feels a little more intimate to me, meow? "The red and white princesses pretend to be stupid and behave.

"It's not just a witch princess who raised you." The other party's words ruthlessly crushed the cuteness of the red and white princess, she shook her head, and recalled it as if muttering to herself.

"It's different, it's really different, since the moment you came, I believe it's not just me, but a few other guys, you should be able to feel a little bit."

"When people are old, their brains are not good to use, and it is not surprising that they occasionally have a little dementia delusion." The red and white princess's eyes seemed a little flustered.

"You. Relationship with Gensokyo. It's different, right. ”

"I don't understand what you're talking about."

"The shrine princesses of the past generations were born with the power and will of Gensokyo, and it is not an exaggeration to call them the gods here. I said that before. But. This god, in the final analysis, is only a proxy god, to put it simply. It is entrusted by Gensokyo and appointed. ”

"In this way, it is terrible that Gensokyo has a will and soul of its own, and I, the manager, don't even know it."

"However, the feeling you give me is different from that of the previous witch princesses." The lady in the dark shadow still didn't care about the red and white princess's pretense of stupidity, and continued to talk to herself.

"It's a feeling...... It's really hard to explain in words.,If the shrine maidens of the past are acting gods.,Then,You're the real god.,You're the shrine maiden family.,It's the body of this Gensokyo.,That's probably what it means.。 ”

"It's really irresponsible, and I understand it randomly."

"It doesn't matter if you admit it or not." The man in the dark smiled.

"I don't want to get a real answer, it's just that these words have been held in my heart, like a gap, a wall, whenever I see the previous generation of witches, that is, your [mother], painstakingly and bloodlessly, as if the gods raised you, I will pass through such a question in my heart, don't vomit or be unhappy, and now that I finally say it, don't you feel a little closer?"

"There's a saying that distance produces beauty." The red and white princess crossed her hands and gestured a cross on her chest.

"Don't worry, I won't inquire into your secrets anymore, and the secrets of Gensokyo, which has always been like an ancient well, almost not connected to the outside world, has finally fluctuated, what is it for? Could it be related to that human? Maybe something interesting will happen, and even if I don't investigate, I think it won't be long before the truth will come out automatically, which is really exciting. ”

Like a wise sage who is in control, he chuckled, and the figure of the noble lady in the darkness gradually faded and disappeared.

"What a troublesome guy, he's lived too long, and he's really old." After confirming that the other party was gone, the red and white princess shook her head to herself.

After coming back to her senses, she continued to look at the god card in front of her in a daze, I don't know how long it took, suddenly, a trace of heat flashed in her plain eyes, expectation.

"How many years...... How many years...... Maybe ......"

Muttering in a daze, the red and white princess seemed to be sleepwalking, stepping on the ethereal steps, step by step, her body seemed to have become a phantom, and she actually passed directly through the god card in front of her, from the entire worship hall, to the backyard of the shrine.

This unremarkable backyard, at this moment, is full of oppression, distorted and confused like a vortex of space, space and plane, and conjured up strips of colored light, wrapped in a huge barrier covered with rune paper.

Passing through the body of the red and white princess in the worship hall, she came straight here, and a few steps forward, her figure suddenly disappeared into the package of countless ribbons of light.

In the next moment, she appeared on a straight passage, like a mysterious shelter, surrounded by a black void, except for the passage at the feet of the red and white princess.

I walked for an unknown amount of time, and after passing through many layers of barriers, a wooden door appeared in front of me.

It is not very tall, and it has not been carved with solemn carvings, except for a very old feeling, no matter how you look at it, it is an ordinary, ordinary wooden door.

In front of the red and white princess, the wooden door creaked and opened to both sides, welcoming her footsteps in.

Stepping through the gate, my eyes lit up, and I entered a white world shrouded in fog and with no end in sight, and the steps of the red and white princess were still moving forward, gradually. The fog faded, and the scenery in front of me gradually became clearer.

What appeared in front of the red and white princess was a huge altar, and the altar floor was covered with solemn and sacred and great textures.

In the center of this grand altar, there is only one chair. Alone. A human skeleton, to be exact.

Golden human skeletons.

There is no great and vast breath of an altar underfoot, neither a high staircase, nor a golden throne. Just a very ordinary stone chair. A golden skeleton sits on it. Located in the center of the altar, with his head bowed, as if contemplating something.

Ninety-nine huge towering stone pillars. There are no reliefs symbolizing angels and demons, and there are no words extolling kingship, but around the altar as if it were a shrine, with a golden skeleton in the center.

The red and white princess kept moving forward, and the stone pillars on both sides of the wide stone road seemed to be guards watching her come to the golden skeleton.

Kneeling down gently, she put her arms and face on the golden skull's thighs with affection, and the red and white princess closed her eyes, waking up as if from a dream, and gradually showed a soft and firm look on her face, muttering to herself.

"Don't worry, Father, with me by your side, I will always guard you, and I will never let those guys hurt you."

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"Yawn !!"

When I woke up, early in the morning, I opened the door refreshedly, but a cold wind blew, which suddenly made me shiver, hugged my body, and couldn't help sneezing.

"The temperature on this mountain is really weird, it's an adventurer, it's an adventurer, but it's ......" I shook my head and muttered, and hurriedly put on the clothes made by Baby Veras, and it was better.

This is a gloomy wind...... This shrine must have been occupied by evil spirits.,I'd better persuade that princess to do some exorcism or something.,No.,Maybe that princess is the head of the evil spirits!

I was shocked to discover a big secret.

In addition to the door, through the simple and thick wooden corridor, you will come to the wide stone lawn in front of the shrine, and I feel a sense of satisfaction when I think that this place was repaired by myself yesterday.

The shaman, who didn't seem to be doing her job, was unexpectedly up earlier than me, and was already holding a broom and cleaning it carefully, so at first glance, it was really no different from the ordinary shrine maiden.

But don't take it lightly, I don't think it's the leaves on the stone floor that she cleans, it's the festival she threw away yesterday.

"Morning." Far away, I said hello.

"Good morning, good night, good night's sleep?" The red and white princess turned around and saluted me with a smile, if she wasn't the red and white princess, I would definitely raise my hands in my heart at this time and chant [Shrine Maiden Attribute Saigao].

Wait,No,I'm a bastard of sister control and loli control.,I can't forget my job.,Witch control can only be used as a part-time job at most.。

After settling down, coughing a few times, I looked at the red and white princess with a straight face.

"Anyway, it's a little unaccustomed to treating me as a distinguished guest."

"One day is enough."

"Tsk, did so much money buy only one day's VIP treatment? It's unpleasant to think about it, at least a month or a year is better. "I had a tangle in my heart.

"I want to be treated as a distinguished guest every day, as long as I don't worship it every day?" The red and white princess casually exposed her greedy nature.

"When I think of beauty, I'd rather be every day and mountain spring water!" I roared and flipped the table.

"Well, it's enough for the time being anyway, to put it simply, the vultures have no use value, even if they sweep down the stairs of this shrine, there is no problem."

"What about the treatment of guests on a good day? Don't show your essence right away, you idiot, and ......" I smiled darkly.

"What if you raise the price of paper immediately after you go back?"

The red and white princess was suddenly struck by lightning, and her broom fell to the ground with a clatter, and she squatted down and held her head and trembled.

"I finally found a cheap paper source...... Finally found a cheap paper source......"

"Uh-huh." I coughed a few times and threw my chin back.

"What do you have to say, do you want to eat, or do you want to take a bath, or do you want to ~ eat ~ me first~" The red and white princess came up in a blink of an eye faster than the loyal dog, hooked the neckline down, revealing a tempting snow white, and threw away her wink.

Suffice it to say what the festival is.

"I'm not going to talk nonsense with you, I want to ask, what do you usually do at the shrine?"

"It's very simple, like repairing the shrine, then repairing the shrine, and then repairing the shrine." The red and white princesses counted their fingers one by one.

"How many times a day does your shrine have to be demolished...... Forget it, what about other than that? Nothing else? ”

"Compulsory offerings."

"Don't force others to worship, bastard, I probably already know why there are so many enemies of yours who keep demolishing shrines!"

"Mom said that there is no happiness in barely being happy." The red and white princess looked up at the sky with a look of remembrance, as if her mother's gentle smiling face appeared in the blue sky and white clouds.

"That's a good point."

"So it can only be forced by force."

God understands! God turn in! ”

I was dumbfounded, feeling that I was not living in the same world as this red and white princess.

"Wu, what the hell do you want to say?"

"It's nothing, didn't you say it would take a few days to leave? I thought there was nothing to do these days, so I might as well walk around and see what kind of place Gensokyo was to raise a spirit (strange) show like you, so I wanted to ask if you had time to take me for a walk. ”

For example, Zimei (Mom), for example, Sister Red or something, I add a sentence in my heart.

"Okay, I just don't have anything to do, so I'll take Wu down the mountain to make a few orders by the way." The red and white princess leaned her broom against the corner and clapped her little hands.

Hey, are you a bandit coming down the mountain?

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It's the last day, don't waste the monthly pass in your hand~~~...... (To be continued......)